Welcome back to the TEFLology Podcast - a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters.

Today we bring you an interview Dr. Denise Murray. Denise works as a TESOL professor at Anaheim University. She is also the former president of the TESOL organisation from 1996-1997. Her primary areas of research include computer-assisted language learning (CALL), cross-cultural literacy, society and technology, and leadership in education. She has published her work in 17 books and more than 100 articles in professional journals, as book chapters, or conference proceedings.

Rob sat down and spoke with Denise during an Anaheim University conference held in Tokyo, Japan earlier this summer. Rob asked Denise questions about the impact of computers in English language learning and teaching.

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters.

In episode 48 the TEFLologists talk about the global craze of Pokemon Go and how it could apply to language learning and teaching, the life and work of educator Tsuda Umeko who revolutionised English education for females in Japan, as well as a discussion about how being a good storyteller could make you more attractive.

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast - a podcast about teaching English as a foreign language and related matters.

In episode 47 the TEFLologists talk about the life and work of pioneer Alan Waters, who sadly passed away earlier in July. The pros and cons of being and examiner and examinee of English oral proficiency exams are also discussed, as well as musings on how the actions of newly appointed British prime minister Teresa May may affect international students coming to the UK to study.